The Ends: The Politics of Participation in the Post-Internet Age
Christine Y. Kim, Rita Gonzalez
By focusing on Post-Internet art, this section examines the politics of participation and power, the digital divide, and analyses of worlds with a perpetually threatened access to the Internet or without an Internet access under our current and evolving post-Internet conditions. Along with numerous artists, theorists, writers, and activists, it reflects on Internet access, the unauthorized use of information, hacking, surveillance, and Zach Blas’ “contra-Internet aesthetics.” In line with that, it also gives an insight on virtual money and its ecological consequences, alternative digital platforms, and the potential extinction of the Internet by looking at a variety of artworks in different forms including sculptures, videos, art installations, and performances. The 20th-century Cold War narrative repeats itself by amplifying the political tensions between the United States, Russia, South Korea, and North Korea with this so-called “cybersteroids,” which make Gwangju an even more perfect place for taking the discussion further in 2018.
Artists: Ho Rui An, Lara Baladi, Zach Blas, Shu Lea Cheang, Simon Denny, Sunwoo Hoon, Stanya Kahn, Ayoung Kim, Kim Heecheon, Trevor Paglen, Mark Lotfy, Kirill Savchenkov, Martine Syms, Julia Weist and Nestor Siré, Miao Ying
